Just looking for suggestions in this area...nothing on the BBB..met with 3 locals but not so sure about them TBH.
Pool Builder in Northwest Georgia
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I used Green Acres in Cartersville. I think the company was recently sold, but my neighbors used them for their pool recently and were satisfied. I think they were overbooked when doing mine (early in the Springtime), but I really liked Scott and Jenny (the old owners).
I am mostly happy with my pool, but there are things I would do differently if I could do it over again. They used quality products, which means they should last. They installed one of my neighbors pools 10 years ago and his liner still looks good and all of his original equipment is holding up well (which is why I went with them).
Don't the girls in the store test your water though.
Wilson pools in Cartersville and Lusk in Canton also have good reputations. Aquaholics just opened a new store in Cartersville. I think they install fiberglass pools cheaper than other companies (Green Acres uses Trilogy for fiberglass which costs more), but I do not know anyone who has used them.
I am mostly happy with my pool, but there are things I would do differently if I could do it over again. They used quality products, which means they should last. They installed one of my neighbors pools 10 years ago and his liner still looks good and all of his original equipment is holding up well (which is why I went with them).
Don't the girls in the store test your water though.
Wilson pools in Cartersville and Lusk in Canton also have good reputations. Aquaholics just opened a new store in Cartersville. I think they install fiberglass pools cheaper than other companies (Green Acres uses Trilogy for fiberglass which costs more), but I do not know anyone who has used them.
OMG, glad to see someone so closed to me. I did call Green Acres, talked with Tyler I think was his name, and he came out, gave me the spiel about those other owners. I really liked him and he was down to earth. What would you do differently? I did get Wilson Pools out as well. He does something different and calls it a hybrid? Concrete poured walls.
I am wanting a lagoon shape, largest size. Wilson Pools lagoon shape is not for me. Since he designs his molds, I am counting him out unless I want to go with a different shape. I want liner steps though and Green Acres don't do them he said. He doesn't recommend them? Oh, I also called and talked with Inground Pool Design. They don't like liner steps either. But, I did drive to Ringgold and look at a lagoon they did. LOVED IT!
I am wanting a lagoon shape, largest size. Wilson Pools lagoon shape is not for me. Since he designs his molds, I am counting him out unless I want to go with a different shape. I want liner steps though and Green Acres don't do them he said. He doesn't recommend them? Oh, I also called and talked with Inground Pool Design. They don't like liner steps either. But, I did drive to Ringgold and look at a lagoon they did. LOVED IT!
When I was installing (March 2015), they did offer "vinyl over steps" for a small price upgrade, but Scott (the old owner) advised me against it. He said the vinyl can get slippery. Maybe that is or is not the case, I really don't know. He was pretty straightforward with me about everything, and really did not try to upsell anything, but answered questions when I asked about them. Jenny advised me to go with the colored steps. I was already spending more than I wanted to, and felt she was trying to upsell me. The difference was $500, and I really wish I would have done it. It was only $500 for something I was spending close to $30k on after dropping trees, extra decking, and everything else. That is my biggest regret.
I also wish I would have chosen a darker liner. I thought I had a medium shade, and it looks good, but it turned out a bit lighter than I thought from the samples once I saw it installed and the pool filled.
I wish I would have gone a bit bigger and put the deep end in the middle. It would have made it much easier to play games like pool volleyball.
Finally, I still go back and forth on whether I should have chosen stamped concrete. It would have drastically increased the costs as I added an additional 1100 square feet of decking anyway, but it does look better.
I had narrowed down to Lusk and Green Acres at the end, and I chose Green Acres because my next door neighbor used them and was happy. He is always out there working with his pool, but all of his original stuff is still in good shape. After 10 years, his liner still looks good. They did my other neighbors, across the street, this year. They are happy as well. However, I know people in Cherokee County who used Lusk and are very happy.
I would highly recommend the VSP eco-pump and the salt system. I put in new HVAC units at the same time as my pool, and my electric bill is half of what it was before the pool (meaning the savings are from the new HVAC system, but the pool hasn't really affected my power usage). My neighbor has the pump with the basic package, and he says it does cost a good bit to run. The salt system makes maintenance a breeze. I still test the water pretty regularly, but I rarely have to do anything to it.
I also wish I would have chosen a darker liner. I thought I had a medium shade, and it looks good, but it turned out a bit lighter than I thought from the samples once I saw it installed and the pool filled.
I wish I would have gone a bit bigger and put the deep end in the middle. It would have made it much easier to play games like pool volleyball.
Finally, I still go back and forth on whether I should have chosen stamped concrete. It would have drastically increased the costs as I added an additional 1100 square feet of decking anyway, but it does look better.
I had narrowed down to Lusk and Green Acres at the end, and I chose Green Acres because my next door neighbor used them and was happy. He is always out there working with his pool, but all of his original stuff is still in good shape. After 10 years, his liner still looks good. They did my other neighbors, across the street, this year. They are happy as well. However, I know people in Cherokee County who used Lusk and are very happy.
I would highly recommend the VSP eco-pump and the salt system. I put in new HVAC units at the same time as my pool, and my electric bill is half of what it was before the pool (meaning the savings are from the new HVAC system, but the pool hasn't really affected my power usage). My neighbor has the pump with the basic package, and he says it does cost a good bit to run. The salt system makes maintenance a breeze. I still test the water pretty regularly, but I rarely have to do anything to it.
I called Lusk Friday and they are supposed to call me back and let me know if they come to silver creek. I am about 50 minutes from them. What color liner did u go with? Does salt kind of work like "set it and forget it"?
I went with the blue prism. See photoNo, the salt is not "sit it and forget it." You still need to test regularly and do routine maintenance. Read pool school for an explanation. In practice, once you get the hang of it, the water balance part does kind of take care of itself, but you may need to add some muriatic acid or PH down if your PH gets high. You want to regularly test so you know if any changes are happening and fix any tiny issues before they become big ones. In practice, I've left town with my pool unattended for 10 days and everything was balanced when I returned. I have gone 2 months in July and August each of the last few years where I needed to add nothing to the pool as far as water chemistry is concerned.
Just an aside... Nice to see you North Georgians chatting. I lived in Ringgold in 84-85 back when it was a sleepy little town.
